The United States and China are constantly looking for a leg up in their rivalry for geopolitical primacy. But what if the real advantage lies in adopting a bit of the other’s culture? A new book makes the case that while China has become an engineering state obsessed with building, the United States has become a lawyerly society focused on procedures and blocking. Can they learn from each other? Author and scholar Dan Wang sits down with Ravi Agrawal to discuss his new book, Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future.
Dan Wang: Breakneck: China’s Quest to Engineer the Future
Ravi Agrawal: Why China’s Tech Dominance Is Not Inevitable
Bob Davis: America’s Flailing Industrial Policy Can Take Lessons From China
James Palmer: A Guide to Censorship in China
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